最赚钱的电影是......恐怖片？
It is really hard these days to make money in the movie industry.
电影行业想要赚钱越来越难了。
Most movies don't make money.
大部分的电影都赚不了钱。
But there is a notable exception: horror movies.
但有一种明显例外：恐怖片。
Seven of the 10 most profitable films of all time are horror movies, and the reason why is quite simple:
世界上最赚钱的十部电影里有七部都是恐怖片，原因也很简单：
Horror movies are cheap to make, and they're insanely popular.
恐怖片制作起来很便宜，而又很受欢迎。
1 Limited locations
场景集中
In film-making, locations can cost a lot of money.
在拍电影时，场景费很贵。
There are locations fees and a whole lof of money for crew to transport.
有各种场景租赁费用 以及人员交通费用。
And the horror movie means the single location the whole time and actually give the movie industry a spooky cut on the costs.
而恐怖片则意味着一直都是单一的场景，可以大大压缩成本。
Think of the Shining or Psychoworld, any movie that works for young people would go to a cabin in the woods.
想想《闪灵》和《精神病院》吧，年轻人爱看的很多片子都会选择树林中的小屋进行取景。
In those movies, it feels like the terror is just waiting beside you, it works for its genre and it's cheap.
在这样的电影里，仿佛恐怖就在某个角落等着你，这样的方法屡试不爽，成本也很低。
2 No taliking
不用对话
Actors' talking cost money.
演员说话也是要花钱的。
The bigger the talking part, the more the actors can ask for money.
对话越多，演员要价也越高。
There is just not a lot of talking time in a horror movie.
恐怖片中的台词总是少得可怜。
But there is a lot of sneaky around and quiet walk in the hall way.
不过却有很多四处查探或者在走廊里安静走路的情形。
But it works, you know, just a snap of a twist will get you killed.
不过却很有效果，你懂的，一根树枝划过也可能会要命。
It's actually scarer for monsters not saying anything.
如果那些怪物一言不发会更吓人。
3 Fear is all about the unknown.
不明方能觉厉
You fear the most what you can't see, that's what the horror movie can show at last.
看不见的却让人更害怕，这就是恐怖电影的精髓。
Let's take the Halloween, you never see the bad guys' face.
就拿恐怖片《万圣节》来说，你一直没见过坏人的脸。
It's behind the mask, and it wasn't an expensive mask either.
脸藏在面具后，面具也不用很贵。
4 Cheap Costumes, Cheap Props, No CGI
便宜的服装道具，不用特效
The weapon of the killer is a knife, no explosive or CGI effect.
好多凶手的武器是刀，用不着爆破和做特效了。
5 Low Budget Is the Right Budget
低预算才是王道
You can even cut the power off to make people more scared.
你甚至可以断电来让人们更受惊吓。
6. Profit Sharing
利润分红
Instead of paying a lot for the founder, the producer crews and the actors share the profits.
不用给公司付太多钱，制作和演员团队可以分得电影的利润。
That way, if the film does well, everyone makes money.
这样如果票房大卖的话，每个人都能分到钱。
7.Quantity over quality
量多取胜
Because these movies are so cheap to make, studios can use a different tactic on this deal.
因为恐怖片成本如此低廉，摄影棚就可以用不同的策略。
They make lots and lots of very cheap movies.
他们制作出海量的很低成本的电影。
And add together, it works.
总的加起来就能赚钱了。
8.Sequels
续集
Of course, one can make more by doing one more of those sequels.
再拍一部续集当然赚的更多了。
You just have to bring the monster back and a different group of people, suddenly, the monster kills again.
你只需要让怪物重新出现，换一批人，怪物照杀不误。
问题
文中提到的第一部恐怖片是什么？？
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